According to police reports, officers were called to the Walgreens at about noon for a shoplifting report. On scene, police reported finding Dascanio in the parking lot and detained him. The witness, a store employee, told police she had seen Dascanio put razors blades in his pocket. The employee said Dascanio then walked toward the pharmacy and circled back to the razor blade aisle.

The employee told police Dascanio then put more razors in his pocket. The employee told the manager, who allegedly confronted Dascanio and said, "You have my razor blades, give them back. My employee saw you take them." Dascanio allegedly threw a pack of razors on the ground and walked out the front door.

When police had him in custody, officers reported finding two more packs of razors in his pockets, the total value for them was $36.67.

Police reported Dascanio has past arrests for robbery, larceny, trespass, disorderly conduct, interfering, assault, narcotics and burglary. According to the Connecticut Judicial District website, Dascanio received a one-year sentence for second-degree threatening on May 5, 2008, from the Middlesex Superior Court.